1980Final results
1980 election for Iowa House District 78
Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa
Hugo Schnekloth (R) won with 53.8% of the vote, defeating C. Arthur Ollie (D) by 7.5 points.
Hugo SchneklothRepublican · winner · incumbent
53.8%6,637
C. Arthur OllieDemocrat
46.2%5,708
12,346 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1980
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET